The management of mildly raised blood pressure in New Zealand: An alternative view

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1024, 1996, Pages 237-240

  Begg, Evan J ^a   Nicholls, M Gary ^a   Richards, A Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHLORTALIDONE; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; VERAPAMIL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029907332     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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